Abraham Lincoln is probably one of the most iconic figures in American History. Not only has he got the legacy of a great president but he’s a fore father who tried and sparked the flame to abolish slavery across America. In films, he has been portrayed many a time, most recently in Spielberg’s epic Lincoln, by three-time Oscar winning Daniel Day-Lewis. Wrapping his acting chops around this idol was no easy feat and an instant classic was born through this whopping tale of courage, bravery and humanity. That isn’t the movie that I’m talking about today however as only a year before, Timur Bekmambetov also did a film adaptation of the president, except this time, he kills vampires. With an axe!

Shane Black is awesome. He wrote Lethal Weapon 1 and 2, The Last Boy Scout and even the enjoyable flop that is Last Action Hero, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sadly, he’s only directed twice. You may have seen his second movie, Iron Man 3 earlier in the year, but it’s his first film that is true gold.

Also starring Robert Downey Jr, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang brings together a thief pretending to be an actor (Downey Jr), a private eye detective named Gay Perry (Val Kilmer), and a struggling actress (Michelle Monaghan) in a hilarious murder mystery.

Last year, Tony Scott tragically committed suicide, aged 68. I was quite upset about this. Whilst he was never as famous as his brother Ridley, I’ve always said that Tony was the better director. Sure, Ridley made Alien, Gladiator, and Blade Runner, all of which are legendary films. However, in my opinion, none of them even come close to Tony’s True Romance, penned by Quentin Tarantino, which I personally believe to be one of the greatest films of all time and nothing Ridley has done could compare. But Tony was more famous for action/fun films, known for the likes of Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop 2, The Last Boy Scout, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State and his last film, Unstoppable. Here, I’m going to talk about my second favourite of his films, Man on Fire.

Today, we continue with our journey through the magical world of Harry Potter with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The second film in the franchise features the introduction of Dobby the house elf and gives us some backstory for Voldemort. But again, as with the first, there are a few incongruities between the films and the books that could be sorted out.

Moon, in my opinion, is one of the best Sci-Fi films of all time. It’s original, well acted, well scripted, and I find it very gripping. The only problem with a film like Moon is that it’s one of those films that’s so good you come under the impression that the director could do no wrong. However, most of the time they end up making stinkers. Luckily, this was not the case for Duncan Jones. Moon was his first movie, replacing outer space with a train and Sam Rockwell with Jake Gyllenhaal, Jones then brought us Source Code.

After countless ifs and buts about "who that character is" and "who goes there", the time has finally arrived to see the release of Star Trek Into Darkness.... ... and oh boy, was it worth the wait! I sit here, with my official Starfleet badge (free with a large combo at the cinema...worth every penny!), trying to come to terms with the awesomeness I have just observed. Never have I looked forward to going back to the cinema to see it again... and again... and again...

Oh the cinema. It’s like my second home. Never do I feel as great as I do in a cinema. The smell, the atmosphere, the movie in front of me, the food in my belly and the people on either side of me. Going to the cinema is an experience to be enjoyed. Granted, you may not always like the film, but screw it, never let it bring you down! I am here to guide you through the best way to watch films at the cinema. Or at least, what I believe to be the best way. So before we start...

Today we start a series of articles that revolves around one of the most significant film series of the past decade; Harry Potter. The Harry Potter films are unique, never before had a film used a core cast of actors that we would grow up along side the series. The first film was also made when only the fourth book had come out, leaving us with an unfinished story, and the numerous directors choosing what they thought would be the most important plot points and disregarding others. Because of that, and with the gift of hindsight, these films are ripe for fixing in post. Some of these could be considered little niggles that are just nitpicking (heck, some people say that’s the entire purpose of these articles), but I think that these could still be fixed and turn the series into an absolutely incredible tale of magic that’s even more akin to the books than the films already were.

Red Dragon is by far the best book by Thomas Harris. It was written before Silence of the Lambs as is more of a delicious treat, full of some great suspense filled writing. Will Graham is far more intriguing as the protagonist than Starling and it’s the first outing for Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the world’s most beloved fictional killer. With Graham and Lecter battling wits and also hunting down demented serial killers, it is an incredible piece of work. Red Dragon has been developed for cinema lovers twice. Once in the brilliant Manhunter and secondly in the lesser Red Dragon, which was somehow directed by Brett Ratner....

I was listening to the soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou? yesterday, as I do, and it made me wonder why I’d yet to put pen to paper/hand to keyboard and let you all know why it just so happens to be one of the best and most enjoyable films I’ve seen to date. I can’t remember where I first saw it, all I know is it was many years ago and that since then it has ascended to a position in my top three (the other two being Goodfellas and Midnight in Paris). It’s written, directed, and produced by those talents that are Joel and Ethan Coen, and stars George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson, John Turturro, and John Goodman, among others. A tale of three men on a quest to find a buried treasure (in more ways than one), you can’t do much better than O Brother if you like Depression-era adventures involving bank robbers, one-eyed bible salesmen, the KKK, old-timey music, and a toad.